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        <p>An <b>Artifact</b> represents a piece of data that is used or produced in a software development process, or by deployment and operation of an IT system.</p>
        
        <p>An Artifact represents a tangible element in the IT world. It is typically used to model (software) products such as source files, executables, scripts, database tables, messages, documents, specifications, and model files.</p>

        <p>An Application Component or System Software may be realized by one or more Artifacts. A Data Object may be realized by one or more Artifacts. A Node may be assigned to an Artifact to model that the Artifact is deployed on the Node.</p>

        <p>The name of an Artifact should preferably be the name of the file it represents.</p>
        
        <h2>Category:</h2>
        <p>Technology. Passive Structure.</p>
        
        <h2>Examples:</h2>
        <p>Risk Management EJB, Jar file, Widget, Plug-in.</p>
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